Reducing Food Waste is Money in the Pocket and Food on the Table for Families

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05/23/2013 03:30 PM EDT

What would you do with $390?  I imagine that “throw it in the garbage” was not on your list of possibilities. Nevertheless, throwing money in the garbage is what many of us do regularly when it comes to food.  In 2008 the amount of uneaten food in homes and restaurants was valued at roughly $390 [...]